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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The graves of a parish cemetery in Ho Chi Minh are decorated with flowers in November. (Nguyen)

The beauty of a cemetery in November

by Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)
Nov 24, 2020

The Catholic Church has spent the whole month of November asking everyone to pray for the souls of the deceased. This atmosphere of prayer is very visible and vivid in our parish cemetery.

The theological student-sisters of Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Phu Cuong Diocese in Vietnam (Nguyen)

Formation strengthens young Dominicans in Vietnam for future mission

by Mary Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (Nguyen)
Jun 11, 2020

Training a grownup human being is not easy, and the formation of a religious woman is even more complicated. With God's grace, we try our best to create opportunities for young sisters to learn to be messengers of God.

Jesuit Fr. Thomas Vu Quang Trung and Sisters of Providence of Tay Nguyen, Vietnam, pose for a photo at their convent. (Joachim Pham)

Q & A with Jesuit Fr. Thomas Vu Quang Trung on sisters' status in Vietnam

by Joachim Pham
Jan 14, 2020

Fr. Thomas Vu Quang Trung, who was executive secretary of the Vietnamese bishops' Committee on Consecrated Life for nine years, talks with GSR about sisters' ministries and challenges in the local church.

Professional housework frees young women from disadvantages

by Joachim Pham
Jul 7, 2016

Working as a maid has become a valued job in Vietnam, as public attitudes towards the profession change, thanks to the determined efforts by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul nuns. The sisters recently marked the 10th anniversary of training courses in housework for disadvantaged young women at the Salesian-run Phuoc Loc Vocational Training Center in the sourthern part of the country.

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